The Dini Petty Show Licensing & Archives
The Dini Petty Show is the longest-running talk show in Canadian television history. Often referred to as “Canada’s Oprah,” host Dini Petty earned six Can Pro Awards, four Gemini Award nominations, and a NATPE International Iris Award for a one-hour interview with Red Skelton. Broadcast nationally on CTV from 1989 to 1999, the show produced 1,792 hour-long episodes filmed before a live audience in Toronto, with additional episodes from cities across Canada. Petty brought her warm yet probing interview style to conversations with Hollywood legends, music icons, politicians, and cultural figures.
The archive comprises 325 digitized episodes available for immediate licensing, with a further 1,463 episodes in the full tape inventory available for digitization on request. Much of this content has not been seen since its original Canadian broadcast. For researchers and filmmakers seeking rare, unseen interview footage with major cultural figures, this archive represents a unique and untapped resource. Sole copyright holder. Immediate clearance. No third-party approvals, no talent releases, fast turnaround.